Roofing Materials??

[pixie74943]

Just curious what people have used as roofing, where they got it, and what it cost.

Also how easy was it to work with.

Thanks

 

[patandchickens]

My original chicken tractor, now sold, had a piece of 5/8" (IIRC) plywood covered with a clear vinyl shower curtain. This actually lasted amazingly well for a couple years, although presumably its lifespan in a place with more UV exposure would be somewhat shorter. Cost was negligable, as both were things I had lying around (the shower curtain had been retired from bathroom use due to persistant hard-water stains).

The roofed run I built last year and the one I'm working on this year have corrugated polycarbonate (Suntuf) roofing; it was about $50 for a sheet 12' long by 2' wide, although I think I paid a little extra for special-ordering it in translucent white.

My main chicken building has corrugated metal roofing. I did not build it myself, but built a big shed for the hroses with the same roofing and priced it again when contemplating the aforementioned runs; for painted metal roofing, the price was more expensive than corrugated PVC plastic (e.g. Palruf, which I'm leery of b/c it is not made to stand up to cold or hail) but at least in the gauge I was pricing it would have been very slightly less than the cost of the Suntuf.

Pat

 

[ThePamperedPullet]

On our newest roof extensions, I used the side metal from two garden sheds that I got for free. Works great, Easy to use, And it was free. Our other breeding pens have corrogated metal roofing I get damaged at Lowes for a deep discount with clear fiberglass corrogated roofing as skylights that i also pick up damaged at a deep discount.

 

[RocketDad]

I built my coop like a house. I used the bundles of shingles left over from reroofing my house, so my coop should be good for 30 years

The shingles were free, but everything under them cost . . . um . . . more than my wife realized. But it's a sturdy coop!

 

[Grapefruit Moon]

I had some bundles of shingles in my basement . . cluttering up the place for like oh .. . 20years. They are no on the chicken coop. They were left from my house roof.

 

[LittleFeat]

It's called SunTuf bought at Home Depot and the panels were $29 each. Not sure what the mounting strips cost but they weren't very expensive.

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

It's supposed to be virtually indestructible not like the older vinyl roofing. It was the most expensive aspect of my coop but I loved the ease of installation plus I liked the filtered light.

You can see pictures of my coop on my page if you want to see the roofing.

 

[woodenart]

Onduline.

 

[Megs]

I have some with Tin sheet roofing and some with roof shingles, both work well though i prefer the tin even though its more costly

 

[onthespot]

my baboon cage conversion has sheets of recycled plywood baling wired to the top with one inch gaps between them. It works VERY BADLY and I do not recommend that. It was originally for shade. The baboon had enough sense to stay out of the mud. Chickens, not so much. Soner or later I will have to address that little aspect of their housing. I have some recycled roofing from my patio that blew away in a really bad wind storm years ago, almost the right size... Just need to get up there and install it. Both were free.
The horse barn has a bunch of recycled/re-used roofing tin I bought a batch of for $300 for all of it. It covers 24x36 with a vaulted roof, some left over. That stuff is pretty good.

 

[rufus]

Old Obama signs.

Rufus